[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24300]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D 091500B]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Northeast Region Sea Scallop Exemption Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0416.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,950.
    Number of Respondents:267.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour for installation of a Vessel 
Monitoring System (VMS), 5 minutes for verification of installation of 
a VMS unit, 2 minutes for a notification of intent to participate in an 
exemption program or to leave on a fishing trip, 10 minutes for a daily 
catch report, and 5 seconds for an automated position report from a 
VMS.
    Needs and Uses: On June 13, 2000, NOAA obtained emergency clearance 
for information requirements associated with the New England Fishery 
Management Council's Framework 13 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery 
Management Plan and Framework 34 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan. NOAA is seeking renewal of OMB approval for these 
requirements.
    Participants in the Sea Scallop Exemption Program or similar 
exemption programs are subject to information requirements that 
include: installation of a VMS unit, submission of proof of such 
installation, notifications of intent to fish in an exemption area, 
notification at least 5 days before actually leaving on such a fishing 
trip, daily VMS reporting of catch, and automated position reports from 
the VMS.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households, not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency:On occasion, monthly, daily, and hourly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer:David Rostker, (202)
    395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 14, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-24300 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45am]
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